Passenger transportation system for bicycles
OwnerLeonard G. Nauman, Dale E. Stenberginventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a bicycle passenger transportation system including an auxiliary seat for mounting on the horizontal bar of the bicycle forwardly of the rider's seat, a passenger footrest and a supporting harness extending between the passenger and the rider.
Claims35
A footrest usable by a person riding a bicycle having a frame, said frame including a horizontal tube, a handle bar post and a diagonal tube extending rearwardly and downwardly from said handle bar post, said footrest being supported at least by the diagonal tube of the bicycle, wherein said footrest comprises:
- first and second sides, each said side having a substantially planar side surface with a longitudinal direction of extent coextensive with that of the diagonal tube, said sides adjoining each other along adjacent ends thereof to form a longitudinally extending vertex and so as to define an included angle .theta. between said substantially planar side surfaces;
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- wherein each of said sides includes at least one foot land for resting a foot thereon, each said land comprising a substantially planar surface extending outwardly form and longitudinally rearwardly along each said respective planar side surface;
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- wherein said footrest is mounted to the diagonal bar such that the bar is nested within said longitudinally extending vertex and such that said sides depend downwardly from said vertex.
A bicycle passenger transportation system for a bicycle having a frame including a horizontal tube, a handle bar post, and a diagonal tube extending rearwardly and downwardly therefrom, said system comprising:
- a footrest usable by a passenger riding the bicycle, said footrest being supported at least by the diagonal tube of the bicycle, wherein said footrest includes:
- first and second sides, each side having a substantially planar side surface with a longitudinal direction of extent coextensive with that of said diagonal tube, said sides adjoining each other along adjacent ends thereof to form a longitudinally extending vertex and so as to define an included angle .theta. between said planar side surfaces, said footrest being mounted to said diagonal bar such that said diagonal bar is nested within said longitudinally extending vertex and such that said sides depend downwardly from said vertex;
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- wherein each of said sides includes at least one foot land for resting a foot thereon, each said land comprising a substantially planar surface extending outwardly from and longitudinally rearwardly along each said respective planar side surface;
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- wherein said system further comprises an auxiliary seat for attachment to the horizontal bar forwardly of the main seat.
A footrest usable by a person riding a bicycle having a frame, said frame including a horizontal tube, a handle bar post and a diagonal tube extending rearwardly and downwardly from said handle bar post, said footrest being supported at least by the diagonal tube of the bicycle, wherein said footrest comprises:
- first and second sides connected to each other to define an included angle .theta. therebetween;
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- attachment means for attaching said footrest to the handle bar post of a bicycle, said attachment means comprising:
- a pair of apertures disposed on opposite sides of said footrest in both front and rear portions thereof;
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- a pair of straps, one strap insertable into a pair of said apertures in said front portion of said footrest and adapted to be wrapped around said handle bar post and the other strap insertable into said rear pair of apertures and adapted to be wrapped around said diagonal bar;
- wherein each of said sides includes at least one foot land for resting a foot, each said land comprising a substantially planar surface extending outwardly form each said respective side
A bicycle passenger transportation system for a bicycle having a frame including a horizontal tube, a handle bar post, and a diagonal tube extending rearwardly and downwardly from said handle bar post, said system comprising:
- an auxiliary seat for attachment to the horizontal bar forwardly of the main seat for supporting a passenger thereon;
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- a footrest usable by a passenger riding the bicycle, said footrest being supported at least by the diagonal tube of the bicycle, wherein said footrest includes:
- first and second sides connected to each other to define an included angle .theta. therebetween;
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- attachment means for attaching said footrest to the handle bar post of a bicycle, said attachment means comprising:
- a pair of apertures disposed on opposite sides of said footrest in both front and rear portions thereof;
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- a pair of straps insertable into a pair of said apertures in said front portion of said footrest and adapted to be wrapped around said handle bar post and the other strap insertable into said rear pair of apertures and adapted to be wrapped around said diagonal bar;
- wherein each of said sides includes at least one foot land for resting a foot thereon, each said land comprising a substantially planar surface extending outwardly from each said respective side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.